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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin On The Face

I have dry skin on my nose ears and under my eye, the doctor gave me desoximetasone ointment , it worked great. when I stop using it the dryness comes back. she says I shouldn t keep on using it . I also use cerave, its ok but it burns when I applie it an my face gets red. maybe I should see a different doc.
Fri, 27 Feb 2015
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Hi. Desoximethasone is a steroid and NO STEROID SHOULD BE USED FOR A PROLONGED TIME , uness it is supervised by Dermatologist. This steroid cream would help initially, but would cause dryness on long term use as its happening in your case. I suggest you stop is altogether. Use a good moisturizer like dewsoft cream frequently for couple of days. Meanwhile stop facewash/soap or change to a syndet based one like cetaphil or episoft cleansing lotion. Also, dont wash skin frequently. Continue it for couple of days to allow complete healing of damaged skin. Hope it helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin On The Face

Hi. Desoximethasone is a steroid and NO STEROID SHOULD BE USED FOR A PROLONGED TIME , uness it is supervised by Dermatologist. This steroid cream would help initially, but would cause dryness on long term use as its happening in your case. I suggest you stop is altogether. Use a good moisturizer like dewsoft cream frequently for couple of days. Meanwhile stop facewash/soap or change to a syndet based one like cetaphil or episoft cleansing lotion. Also, dont wash skin frequently. Continue it for couple of days to allow complete healing of damaged skin. Hope it helps.